Mary Jo Beck
Funeral services for Mary Jo Beck, age 93, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 6, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery North with Brandon Beck, Jarred Beck, Jeff Beck, Sam Johnson, Keith Maddox, and Darin Petty serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2020 at West Oaks...
Man Injured In Fall At Construction Site
A man was reportedly injured Thursday afternoon in a fall at a FM 2081 construction site. Emergency dispatchers were contacted at 2 p.m. by a caller who reported a worker had fallen off of a house. Arbala Volunteer Fire Department and emergency medical services were dispatched to the FM 2081 location. A medical helicopter was reportedly put on standby as a precaution. The man was reportedly working at a construction site on FM 2081,...
Update: Man Injured In Tractor Crash Released From Hospital
The 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man sent to a Tyler hospital for injuries sustained following a tractor and vehicle collision New Year’s Eve has been released from the hospital, according to police reports. The 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly driving a tractor with required placards just before 5 p.m. Dec. 31, north on South Hillcrest Drive approaching the bridge when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven...
2 Jailed On Felony Warrants
Two people were booked into the county jail Thursday afternoon on unrelated felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Bridgette Lashelle Bowen Bridgett Lashelle Bowen, 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 7:49 p.m. Jan. 2 at Shady Lake RV Park on a warrant for violation of probation-possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher alleged in arrest...
Ovie Rae Henry Jr
Memorial services for Ovie Rae Henry Jr, age 70, of Dallas, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Rev. Donald C. Brown officiating. Ovie Rae Henry Jr There will be no formal visitation. Ovie passed away on December 31, 2019 in Dallas, TX. He was born on April 4, 1949 in Fulton County, GA, the son of Ovie Rae Henry Sr. and Mary Frances Price. He served in the...
George E. Ramsey Jr.
George E. Ramsey Jr. May 22,1966 – December 31,2019 George Ennis Ramsey Jr. 53, formerly of Greenville, TX entered into rest on December 31, 2019. George was the son of George Ennis Ramsey Sr. of Ft. Worth and Nita Droddy Kennemer of Greenville. George was born on 5/22/1966 in Irving, Texas. As a young man, his family moved to Cash, Texas where he attended Quinlan Ford High School and would later meet his wife, Tenia Ramsey...
Wildcats Soccer Opens Regular Season With 1-1 Tie Against El Paso Montwood In Frisco Tourney
The Wildcats Soccer Team opened the regular season at the prestigious Frisco ISD’s Dr. Pink Varsity Soccer Tournament with a 1-1 tie against the El Paso Montwood Rams Thursday afternoon, January 2, on Toyota Field #9. The Wildcats will play two games on Friday. They play El Paso Eastlake at 2 p.m. Friday at Toyota Field #11 and then meet Amarillo Caprock at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ford Center in Frisco. The Wildcats play a fourth...
Danny Joe Sims
Funeral services for Danny Joe Sims, age 63, of Sulphur Springs, have been set for Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Harold B. Nash officiating, and Rev. Rudy Ellis and Rev. Troy Young assisting. Interment will follow at the East Caney Cemetery with Benard Vaughn, Bobby Edward, Tyrease Peters, Rashad Hall and DaQualin Evans serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary...
Senior Center Within $1,600 Of Fundraising Goal For New Furnishings
Although city residents voted for funding to be used to help construct a new senior citizens activity center, there’s still quite a bit of work to be done before construction can begin. Asbestos abatement and demolition of the existing structure on the future Oak Avenue site, and hiring an architect to design the building are among the steps still to be taken. Sight and survey work are needed before those things occur as well,...
Don Julian's List of Top SSHS Sports Stories for 2019
Don Julian’s cap and cup Below is a recap of Don Julian’s list of Top 16 SSHS Sports Stories for 2019. Click on each link to find out why Don Julian selected these as his top stories for 2019. #16 Lady Cats Soccer makes the playoffs. #15 Wildcats Team Tennis makes the playoffs. #14 Lady Cats Basketball makes the playoffs. #13 Wildcats Soccer makes the playoffs and gives Jacksonville a scare in bi-district. #12 Lady Cats...
